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Foreclose on the Banks
It was widely understood at the time that the federal government expected looser credit markets in exchange for the bailout. Obviously Obama should have gotten it in writing. But oral contracts are just as legally binding as written ones.
Cartoon: Al Qaeda in Afghanistannew
There are fewer than 100 members of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan, according to the Pentagon. So why are we there?
Copenhagen: Nice Show, But We're Doomed No Matter What
It is almost certainly too late to save ourselves. Like recycling and not littering, reducing CO2 output amounts to mere politeness. It's a nice gesture. But it won't make any difference.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
12-07-2009 |
Environment
Cartoon: Succeeding Toward Disasternew
If we keep losing fewer jobs each month, eventually unemployment will be 100 percent.
Cartoon: Tiger Woodsnew
Tabloids that pay off women who claim to have slept with Tiger Woods are providing the only new jobs of the Obama era.
War, More War, or Morer War
The amazing part is how far we've traveled down the path towards all war, all the time: Obama didn't even have to pretend to consider pulling out of Afghanistan. He didn't even have to appoint a token peacenik to his cabinet. He didn't even have to talk to one. Which perfectly mirrors the media.
Cartoon: Strategy?new
Obama refuses to tip his/our hand in Afghanistan...because he doesn't have one.
Cartoon: Jobs for Afghansnew
Finally, a jobs program. The catch is, you have to join the Taliban first.
